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Reference, circulation and interlibrary loan services are provided to elected officials and state agency employees.

The Illinois State Library's collections include more than 5 million items with strengths in the areas of interest to state government. Federal and Illinois government publications are collected in depth. The State Library also has an extensive map collection with an emphasis on Illinois maps.